The Governing Body of the City of Valley Mills espouses the ideology that government is "by the people and for the people" and that the residents are the ultimate authority who enable the City's leaders to govern them through the democratic process exercised each year in the City's May General Election. ​

Additionally, The Governing Body​ understands that because of this empowerment they have a duty to the residents to operate the City in the most prudent, ethical, and transparent manner. As a result of this understanding, The Governing Body adopted Ordinance No. 2017-01-09 establishing the Valley Mills Transparency Initiative.

This website and the contents contained herein are the result of the Valley Mills Transparency Initiative.